Bringing home bling

Sycamore Jr. High School eighth-grader Kamaria Walton brings home two medals from the Division I Middle School State Track and Field Championships. Kamaria placed fifth out of 18 girls in the 3200 meter race. She also fought hard to finish ninth out of 26 girls in the 1600 meters after being third to last at the 400 meter mark. Her performances at the state meet capped off an outstanding season which included a third place 1600 meter finish at the very competitive Greater Miami Conference Championship meet and multiple 1600 meter invitational wins. Kamaria was also a cross country standout during her career with several first place finishes in both her seventh and eight grade seasons. She currently holds the girls cross country school record (11:59). Kamaria has been coached by Rick Shomo over the past two years and is looking forward to continuing to compete for the Aviators in cross country and track next year at Sycamore High School.

Sycamore Junior High School eighth-grader Kamaria Walton brings home two medals from the Division I Middle School State Track and Field Championships. Walton placed fifth out of 18 girls in the 3,200-meter race. She also fought hard to finish ninth of 26 girls in the 1,600 meters after being third to last at the 400-meter mark. Her performances at the state meet capped off an outstanding season which included a third-place 1,600-meter finish at the competitive Greater Miami Conference Championship meet and multiple 1,600-meter invitational wins. Walton was also a cross country standout during her career with several first place finishes in both her seventh- and eighth-grade seasons. She holds the girls cross country school record (11 minutes, 59 seconds). Walton has been coached by Rick Shomo over the past two years and is looking forward to continuing to compete for the Aviators in cross country and track next year at Sycamore High School.

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Bringing home bling

Sycamore Junior High School eighth-grader Kamaria Walton brings home two medals from the Division I Middle School State Track and Field Championships. Walton placed fifth out of 18 girls in the 3,200-